Online guidelines and resources
are available to help early childhood professionals become well- informed
consumers of research.
Child
Care and Early Education Research Connections’ “Understanding Research”
includes a section on assessing research quality and a glossary of research
terms.
The
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research has a Focus:
Technical Brief on “What Are the Standards for Quality Research?”
McREL
(Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning) and ECS (the Education
Commission of the States) developed “A Policymakers’ Primer on Education
Research: How to Understand, Evaluate, and Use It”
The
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) supported the development of “Using
Research and Reason in Education” by Paula J. Stanovich and Keith E. Stanovich.
The full document and a booklet for K-3 teachers, “What is Scientific
Research?” may be downloaded from the Partnership for Reading web site at www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/k-3.html.
The
U.S. Department of Education also developed a brief booklet intended to provide
backgrounds on scientifically based research for teachers. The report,
“Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous
Evidence: A User Friendly Guide” is available at : www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/rigorousevid/index.html.
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